AYS Receives Grant to Better Serve Children with Special Needs

AYS received a $10,000 grant from Noblesville Community Fund, a fund of Legacy Fund, a CICF affiliate. The grant will allow AYS to provide a special needs assistant at its Noblesville after-school and early childhood programs that have a high concentration of children with physical or behavioral issues, as well as related training for staff and sensory and motor-skills development equipment. The funding will be used through the rest of the school year and during the AYS summer day camps.

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3rd Annual Fashion Show Luncheon Will Raise Funds for Youth Programs

Government funding allows many children from poor families to attend early childhood and after-school programs. However, many parents who do not qualify for these vouchers still cannot afford quality education and care for their children. AYS, Inc., a not-for-profit agency that operates 45 before- and after-school and early childhood programs in central Indiana, tries to accommodate these families through sliding fee scales and the AYS Financial Assistance Fund.

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AYS Prepares for 8th Annual Community Parade

INDIANAPOLIS, IN October 31, 2007) - As the winter months loom ahead, Hoosiers will begin to prepare for the typically unpredictable Indiana weather. But for the last seven years, AYS, Inc. has brought color and life to the drab wintry streets of central Indiana. The local non-profit agency, which operates 45 before- and after-school and early childhood programs in central Indiana, has begun to gear up for the 8th Annual AYS Mardi Gras Mambo Parade. Children from AYS programs, as well as individuals from other community agencies and businesses, will march on Indianapolis’ Mass. Ave. and around Noblesville’s Town Square on February 2, 2008.

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AYS Staff Member to Receive Indiana Youth Development Credential

Indiana Youth Pro Association will award the Indiana Youth Development Credential (IYD) to AYS, Inc. employee Margaret Smith. The credential will be presented to Smith by MCCOY Executive Director John Brandon at North Elementary in Noblesville on October 19 at 7:30 a.m. Smith is the program director for the AYS before- and after-school program at North.

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Youth Services Agency Staff Role Models Healthy Habits to Fight Child Obesity

Staff members at AYS, Inc. will lace up their shoes and dig out their sweats in an effort to positively role model healthy habits for the children in their daily charge. The child and youth services agency, operating 45 before- and after-school and early childhood programs in central Indiana, has started an agency wide walking program for employees.

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